Today in World War II History—April 11, 1943
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by Sarah Sundin

Crew of a Vickers Wellington Mark X of No.150 Squadron RAF at Kairouan Airfield, Tunisia, being briefed before a bombing raid to Sicily, 9 July 1943 (Imperial War Museum: CNA 1271)
80 Years Ago—Apr. 11, 1943: German Gen. Rudolf Schmidt is relieved of command of 2nd Panzer Army when his brother Hans-Thilo is arrested by the Gestapo for selling Enigma secrets to the French.
US II Corps takes Kairouan, Tunisia, and its airfield.